Saturday, 29.6.2013 train from Bad Kissingen to Munich. Even in Schweinfurt no bike transport . Therefore, the next train . Jochen picked me up at the station by bike. At the Convent of the
Poor School Sisters , the start point of the Camino de Santiago picked up the first punch . Then stayed with him. Rainy weather !

Sunday, 30.6. Start in Munich at 06:30 . Floodplains by the Isar river , soon the first time I traversed landed on trails worst order. The weather is improving. At 11:00 , after 50km beer and
white sausages in Andechs Monastery . CHEERS :-) I am cycled till to 21:30. It was going so well . Would prefer cycled into the night . But after 204 km and 2450 meters of altitude must also be
closing times :-) I have previously visited the big M in Marktoberdorf and treated myself to a Mac. As well, the Aral gas station next door I bought 1 liter of FAXES (beer ) :-) broke my small
tent looking at the forest edge . CHEERS and good night :-) All good !

Monday, 1.7. Last night pretty badly beaten . Very often woke up. This has been shown in my performance today . The increases were rather slow . 118km with 2650 meters of altitude. But I'm still
doing well . Germany is behind with Austria almost even . Tomorrow morning to Switzerland . The mountain near by the Lake Constance was very tough. Taken in Bregenz still a dear friend :-) night
at the campsite in Bregenz, again :-) showers . Pasta and a can of beer , ALL GOOD :-)

Tuesday, 2.7. What a great weather :-) sweating like a madman . Way I like it . Today I met a few pilgrimns by foot , Swiss , African, French and German . A farmer has not only just my bottle
filled with spring water, but also offered me beer. OK, the next half hour I then rolled a little slowlier :-) Heading picked wild strawberries , yummy feet in Lake Zurich :-) cooled and washed
the socks . Now I sit on with 111km and 2300 altitude meters under a church porch and let a light rain to pull me over. We'll see if that still works!

Wednesday, 03.07 . , Fourth day Yesterday evening from 19:00 clock has slowed down a storm me with heavy rain . I sat 2 hours under a church porch , the rain did not stop. I then placed myself
behind the church on a covered bench to rest. OK , not a quality night, no beer and nothing special to eat, but in such cases comes out the emergency rations ( trail mix ) :-) Slept very well and
I started at 05:30 clock . " Only the early bird catches the worm " ;-) I had 32km to 08:30 and scarce 1000Hm . At the monastery in Einsiedeln, I got my 2nd Picked pilgrims punch and only had
breakfast once properly . ( Switzerland is quite expensive !) Today steady rain was indeed predicted for the whole of Switzerland . To 14:00 just one drop . Thought that was it. But after comes
more violent . I'm above the Lake Lucerne hiked a trail that was more of a climbing ! Definitely not suitable for biker . But all good. Since my afternoon gills and swimming are grown today ,
today it´s time to stay a night in a pilgrim hotel . (Total 105km/2300Hm today ) From tomorrow pure sun, YEAH :-)))

Thursday, 07.04 . , Day Five Too bad : the rain should be over this morning :-( laundry outside because I have a cozy hotel room in Beckenried, I start a little later I stop in good time and not
on the run :-) Then , despite the rain ! " . full body condom " biking. All has to be good . Placed tunnel vision , not a lot of thinking . So you can make route :-) After 2 hours it's dry . I'm
in many lakes ( Lungener , Brenzer , Lake Thun ... ) came over. Now, after 7 hours I slowly hungry again ;-) The rest of the day was quite easy with great weather . I ended up camping at Lake
Thun. The Swiss cheese / sausage salad is delicious . Oh, 125km at 1780 meters of altitude. I think the Schwyz is more flat :-)))

Friday, 07.05 . , 6 days Slept perfectly . I met a cool Schwyzer pilgrim by foot . It has an estimated 30kg of luggage , backpack and a " handcart " . I just take care of his luggage , he also
happen to be looking for geocaches :-) When I asked how long he will be still on the road , he said " 4 months to 2 years " ! Also an announcement ! Very hot today . I had to pause a couple of
times in the shade. But I like it :-) Today I cycled through Fribourg . This went . But in the late afternoon of Lausanne . Conditions for pilgrims were very bad! Pilgrims by foot probably need a
whole day to traverse :-) 'm Done today ( 138km/1970Hm ) but happy and glad to have beeen enjoyed camping near Lausanne on Lake Geneva, a wonderful shower . Tomorrow I will cross over the border
into France near Geneva . CHEERS and good night :-)))

Saturday, 07.06 . Day 7 A heat! I arrived at noon after 70km on fairly flat terrain in Geneve / Geneva. Break in a park under a shady linden tree :-) Slowly comes the pilgrims feel. When was the
last time I watched an ant almost several minutes as they transport a piece of bread .Camping, now in beautiful Rhone Valley. I'm still going today kip well :-) Relatively flat in 1240 at 146km
altitude . All good :-)))

Sunday, 07.07 . 8 day Early first rolled 30km and then had breakfast at a wonderful street cafe . That the French always have to overdo it. My cheese sandwich is 40cm long :-) A little tip on the
side: there's always water supplies in cemeteries :-) In case of the " Tour de France " I 'm probably a week too early :-) Actually I wanted to ride no 156km/1780Hm until I found Camping tion .
Now I'll fries / nuggets and a rose wine taste me. PROST :-)

Monday, 07.08 . , Ninth pilgrimage day OMG , what tough 126km/2100Hm . Heading met a Swiss pilgrim from Santiago is back on the road for 71 days. Typical french breakfast. I wanted to arrive in
"Le Puy-en- Velay " . A very important Pilgrimage town . Notre Dame Cathedral, city center , etc. And then found a campsite for € 6.43 . What I 'm going for an early morning happiness :-) really
sleep ! Now just relax , eat something and then stroll :-)

Tuesday, 07.09 . tenth pilgrimage day Is it difficult to cathetrial " Notre Dame " to get a pilgrimage temple. To 10:00 clock waiting until the office was open . These two volcanic cones on the
one hand there is a chapel from the 10th Century , on the other a statue of Mary , which is 18m high and walked on. That's what I saved this time , they did so in 2004 already "conquered" :-)
Heat would have thought . Still sweating like an ox on best Fatbike terrain and now 1100 meters over the sea level a short rain shower came. Well, the rain gear must be aired again ;-) I thought
that was it. Unfortunately, far from it :-( The big end still came ! Storm / heavy rain at 1400m . Then a long descent brrh , that was cold! Well, then just times today only 92km/2130Hm . Fits OK
:-)

Wednesday, 10.07 . eleventh pilgrimage day Since "Le Puy-en- Velay " are noticeably more pilgrims go. There are also more and more hotels and restaurants / cafes that this clientele feel obliged
:-) This morning I had to decide whether I ( from washing the day before) put on my wet clothes or wet from yesterday's rain :-) The trails are sometimes very narrow. Must partially elbows move
:-). Today at noon again thunderstorm ! And wait to be with other pilgrims in the Church of dry Then a small pass at 1340m . At last the sun was coming :-) In between times a Pannachee and Ricard
. One (s ) only treat nix ;-) I stag! Just because I followed the campsite sign, unnecessary 350 altitude meters :-( Short interim report : Today, after 11 days I have half the distance behind
me. And another 17 days . From now on, I let 's tackle a less cozy :-) CHEERS in today 128km/1930Hm . Oh yes, today I ha a camp about 20km behind Estaing .

Thursday, 07.11 . , Twelfth pilgrimage day Mhh , there's something delicious as a instant noodle soup ? There is certainly a whole cow in there :-) ( last night ) Greetings to my home three . A
little I miss you already ! Thanks, that makes me allow this trip :-) Stopover in Conques . Also a historic / important pilgrimage with a beautiful cathedral . The priest is also abiker, as he
assured me :-) Here I've once again a tampon (stamp/punch) brought :-) Figeac , reached today's destination . Today has done with the heat quite nice to create . Was at times quite tired. Still
better than the rain yesterday :-) First of one / two panachée and an Richard (frensch Schnaps) and then I'll look around a campsite. Laundry, showers, relax ;-) At the destination . (
105km/1530Hm ) Comfortable campsite 15km behind Figeac .All good :-)

Friday, 12.07 . , Three tenth pilgrimage day The day begins gloriously . Breakfast at the campsite. Normally I start without and 2-3 hours later treat myself to something . Oh yes, always ask if
the motorcycle or bike with electric drive :-) My solar panel front on the handlebar with which I take care of my iPhone, does the rest . But always astonished and friendly faces :-)) A good
means of communication ;-) A welcome refreshment on the way :-) The crickets chirp so loud that it would drown myself an MP3 player . The air is thick ! Today I was almost dried up ! 've Been
drinking too little . In dry air to forget that too often ! In between times at a former laundry room refreshes These stone houses are built without any mortar. An art. Probably served previously
as cold storage for food Today I Cahors crosses and I landed on 116km/1890Hm near Lauzerte . Now all is well :-)

Saturday, 13.07 . ( fourteenth day) Good morning sun fat :-) With the right Jersey Pro 're running a lot better :-) The Camino de Santiago in France is particularly well marked , almost twice :-)
He Runs but identical to the hiking trail " GR65 " Have today (beautiful cathedral) crosses , leave me there again be a pilgrimage temple of a nun and bought in the market in the course of the
day 5 Monsterscrimps Moissac . A delicious late breakfast :-). I arrived today at a campsite in CONDOM . Now I finally know where these things come from , LOL. Again, you meet many pilgrims ,
each has very different stories in stock . Some are already on the road for months . The CVs are so different ! Today 's was quite wavy at 108km/2050Hm . Must stop along it wait a few glasses of
red wine :-)))

Sunday, 14.7. , fifteenth pilgrimage day . : Yesterday I talked for a long time with nice people and drinking too much red wine. Midnight in the sleeping bag is definitely too late for a pilgrim
:-) . This morning the weather is much nicer for cycling : Cloudy, warm enough , just lovely. Seats degree patronize EAUZE on the market place and leave with a cup of coffee and a coke . My
Moonlander runs perfectly . Now I have approximately 1000km from me. Since it 's time to thank me for the perfect bike - tuning : " Thanks to the team of " Bike Word Brand ( Photo Speedneedle )
"( Gerhard , your scallop I will not forget ) . " How cool : sitting in a cool looking pub and with the degree of the TdF last 17km to :-) ) So, today my first Cité l'Etape ( pilgrims ) in pimbo
. OK , not quite : because all the beds are full, I put up my Tarptent before. But I could shower / laundry and I was invited to dinner :-) As such , 115km/1920Hm perfect :-)

Monday, 15.7. . sixteenth day Yesterday was National Day on Sunday in France . Therefore wars decorated everywhere . And the veterans are walking with flags and brag :-) The pilgrims in hostels
rather go to bed early in the morning to run off. I also crawled yesterday at 21:30 into my tent and today rode on at six . It was another gorgeous cloudy and warm, wonderful :-) And who do I
meet there on the track? " Dieter from Heidelberg ." The coolest pilgrims until now :-) He has a donkey and self-made trailer for a long time go. This is totally thought out, 170cm mattress ,
kitchen , solar , etc. All on board :-) On the way I should help a farmer. He had problems with his tractor and not a mobile phone with you . It was really funny, as I explained to him my iPhone
:-)) The ground is constantly changing : asphalt, gravel , earth. Today I landed after 102km/1850Hm a few km before the "Croix Gibraltar " . Tomorrow over the Pyrenees to Spain. Ultreya !

Tuesday, 16.07 . seventeenth day Last night I enjoyed a delicious 4-course meal. Had really hungry :-) Unfortunately raining this morning . I arrived at 11:00 in " St. Pied de Port ." The last
place in France. Now it's high above the Pyrenees. Nice that the rain has stopped . Thunder in the background! Moves past :-) The climb was quite hard! 've Pushed a few times , well, at some 20%.
Several times in the clouds. At the highest point then wonderful weather . Time to rest , like many other pilgrims also . The descent down to Roncesvalles was perfect. Have then a few miles later
after 81km/2070Hm pitched my tent. Tomorrow at noon I will pass through Pamplona. CHEERS ;-)

Wednesday, 17.07 . eighteenth day This morning, at six it was totally foggy . When I 'm rode on at eight , the sun has once again shown their best side :-) The pilgrimage is quite well developed.
Masses of foot pilgrims are traveling. Pilgroms by bike I meet only when road passages are . Degrees now at 13:00 clock I sit in a park in Pamplona and relaxe a little . Are as beautiful as these
cities, I'm happy if I can get away from the traffic again . Pilgrims sign for cyclists in the city. Beautiful pilgrimage routes , often very rocky. On a mountain this magical place with metal
figures : Nice ! The pilgrimage day is done again . 93km/1500Hm , the latter are still quite slow. Have a wonderful campsite reached :-) Still 660km to Santiago. Ultreya !

Thursday, 18.7 . , Ninetenth pilgrimage day Last night I was pretty broken . So my dinner was out of my backpack : beer, bread , salty anchovies in oil, and rabbit in white wine in a can . But
all very delicious :-) I slept deeply and long . Today 's morning was often cloudy because the heat is more bearable then . Move repeatedly signs on the " Camino " (path ) Beautiful old churches.
Make lunch break after 65km in Logrono . That feels good to rest in the shade :-) :-) I landed again at a campground in Najera to 99km/1780Hm ) Today 's going to the beautiful town for dinner :-)

Friday, 19.07 . , 20th pilgrimage day 2 servings of calamari , 2 Cerveza and a glass of vino tinto : me it felt really well last night :-) This morning at ten I have achieved " Santo Domingo de
la Calzada ." Here I will go and take a late breakfast . The cathedral here is unique. It live in a cage two chickens! ( Times after googling " chicken miracle" :-)) In between a sign : even
559km :-) At 16:30 I reached BURGOS . I'm Pretty tired . First a cerveza and scampi , which builds on :-) After 96km/1660Hm I've decided to use after just three weeks again a hotel bed shortly .
All good, CHEERS :-)

Saturday, 20.07 . , Twenty-first pilgrimage day . :-) Slept perfectly. Today the stage is quite flat . If the brutal heat would not ! The pilgrim path is perfect for my Moonlander . Meet a host
of pilgrims. Beautiful short conversations go :-) Many build cairns on the edge of the road , nice :-) Beautiful barren landscape. I was mainly on the Meseta plateau (~ 850 m asl ) on the way .
There is a passage where 15km long there is no way to absorb water . For a pilgrim by bike no problem. But for foot pilgrims. A dry Irish I gave my 1.5 liters of water . He drank on the first ex
liters of arms. Today I sleep in the garden of a hostel for pilgrims . This has two reasons: 1 All beds were occupied , 2nd the tent 's is not as stuffy as in a 20 bed hall :-) All other benefits
(showers, food , Smalltalk and the atmosphere ) I enjoy of course :-) Oh, 103km/920Hm :-)) Ultreya !

Sunday, 07.21 . 22ter pilgrimage day I slept in my tent, the other pilgrims in beds :-) When I removed early today at 07:30 my tent , all the pilgrims were already on their way . Well, the most
I'll see in the next hour on the Camino again :-) At noon I had already done 50km , again very flat today :-). In the early afternoon I reached LEON . Here is one of the most beautiful cathedrals
in all the way . Unfortunately is also more and more of a commercial . € 5 it costs to consider it from the inside ! Not with me . Finally in 2006 I was already here :-) Have ended at 16:30 after
100km/950Hm my ride today . Stay at a hostel for pilgrims , sometimes exceptionally in a bed :-) I am now approximately 25km before ASTORGA . Tomorrow I expect a few real hills . But it's only
another 285km to the finish :-)) ALL GOOD!

Monday, 22.07 . twenty-third day : What a day ! Everything was perfect today :-) I just love the small churches go. Flaunt it but not so. I biked over the highest hill of the entire pilgrimage
tour. Here is the " Croix de Ferre ," the Iron Cross . This stands on a mound of stones. Many of these stones bring pilgrims from their starting point and leave them here . A beautiful custom :-)
On a downhill a Shaman created a very cool pilgrims stop . Flags and path Childer. Today I landed in a beautiful hostel for pilgrims . Many small cabins around an old church. Today 98km/1420Hm .
There are 194km and some hills in front of me ! CHEERS ! (And very hungry )

Tuesday, 23.7. , 24th Radpilgertag Sooo horny today ! Sleep wonderfully , got up at six , seven clock biked on. This morning 's was amazingly fresh, but good thing :-) The way was up again quite
rocky and very steep, partially pushed . Degree seat at 12:00 clock at the " Col d ' Cebreiro " ( 1293m ) . The last long climb of the Tour . 'm Just sooo happy :-))) Funny , I always find the
Japanese pilgrims. They wrap their skin completely so they do not with rice farmers who are partially browned at home , be confused ;-) A very large and impressive Jacob's statue on a mountain
shortly after Cebreiro. And then a wonderful departure :-) These two Spanish üilgrims by nike meet for a few days again :-) Very nice with bumpy English :-) The last km to SIERRA ( 87km/1930Hm )
were easy . Are then moved in with another pilgrims in a pilgrim hostel for 8 € . Still 112km to Santiago. I 'm sharing in a laid-back day 2 :-)) Ultreya !

Wednesday, 24.7. , Twenty fifth day Today it has meant good weather back with us pilgrims. Beautiful cloudy and cool in the morning :-) I just connected the two Spanish pilgrims . We drive the
same relaxed pace. That fits. It is good that the guys have bells on their bikes . We overtaking but pilgrims walk in 10 -second intervals . This is not surprising . Yet the last 100km
requirement for pilgrims walking to Santiago get the coveted " Compostela " ( discharge certificate ) . Stop at the first day I have had to give me a stamp in my pilgrim passport back in Porto
Marin . Phew , now if it were very dusty! first a Cerveca ;-) Complete today for loose 63km/1230Hm my day in Melide . Morning 's are still 52km to Santiago :-) ) By the way : Tomorrow will take
place in Santiago , the biggest festival of the year instead . According to legend, the 25th of July of the death of Saint James . The city is full. I'm excited !

Thursday, 07.25 . twenty-sixth pilgrimage What a great evening yesterday . Have with the 2 Spanish bike-pilgrims in a " pulperia " (squid ) fed . This white wine at its best :-). The anticipation
of Santiago is VERY BIG ! Today 's rained as same as other many days . On the way I 've also enjoyed a small shower from below :-) . Shortly before this giant Santiago pilgrim statue is great .
Right now in 14:30 I arrived in Santiago. . I AM TOTALLY HAPPY , I think that you can sympathize with me :-) 52km/1050Hm again today for statisticians, but that's no matter now :-))

CONCLUSION: What have I done wrong : NOTHING. I have the track very well divided me. Made good at the beginning km and at the end, as the forces a little and eased the plug by
the many pilgrims was always interesting , regulated back and enjoyed everything a lot better. I had stomach problems except no other mishaps , either physically or with my equipment . Overall,
it was again an experience of a special kind : sporty cycling, great scenery, lots of nice people met , the special of the pilgrimage " learn " me to the essential of life ( food , drink , dream
, sleep , enjoy ) leveled .. ... Whom I thank for this experience? First, my 3 loved ones who released me again . Then my friend Franz from Brendlorenzen , without whom I would never have had the
Camino de Santiago in focus. The plethora of nice people on the go. I have in these four weeks never seen or heard a bad word a grim expression. Can you devote as a pilgrimage someone? I mean,
YES : I am thinking of our late last year at a bike ride friend Klaus Schön with them I and six other friends were "experienced" the Way of St. James a few years ago . I am now so much on to be
able to be home with my family and my friends :-))) It was nice :-) 2.750 kilometers and 50,000 altitude meters